The truth is that we still lead in space.

we thank Congressman Fattah for his continued efforts in this initiative.

we are spending a paltry amount of money in trying to figure out any of this.

I like the way you think, Mr. Chairman.

I am wondering when we think about America and we think about our leadership in the world, which was at one point absolute and now is relative.

I think at the end of the day, there is one thing I am sure of, NASA is going to be in a better position than it otherwise would be.

We have seen job growth of 200,000 or above each month.

the Administration with the Congress has made a package of decisions about deep space human flight, Commercial Crew and low Earth orbit, and the investment in space technology, so that we can keep our preeminence in space, right?

This is follow-up on what the chairman was talking about in terms of plutonium.

So, I just want to make it clear, right? That these issues are important but everything is relative within the context of the world that we live in.

we cannot lead the world on the cheap.

this satellite gap that the chairman raised, as we know, because the committee looked at this early on, this was set in place well before your tenure, well before this Administration came into being.

I want to focus on what I think, and I think everybody in this room knows, that I believe is the main thing which is understanding the human brain.

As Congressman Fattah said, many of the international folks are being called back home.

Has there been any interruption in Russia's cooperation with their part of this partnership?

If America misses the boat here, you know, it is kind of lights out.

a long-term passion of mine that I hope in the time I am privileged to chair this subcommittee...

the notion of foundational data about the planet as public goods, that make sure that public safety never becomes a fee for service proposition but is always a fundamental assurance of government.

I do not think that is divorced from political guidance.

I am particularly interested in how this intersects with the other work of our subcommittee because we invest in science.

the Congress shares totally in this effort.

this entire effort has been bipartisan from the beginning.

I have spoken with the Commerce Secretary about Commerce developing a neurotechnology focus.

Right. So first and foremost, just to put this in context and not to belabor it, in terms of the space station for a large period of time, even when we had the shuttle, the Russians took astronauts to the space station.

It is the three-legged stool that is absolutely critical that you are talking about.